Last night the town of Hartland held a public hearing on its budget. Here's what they addressed...
The proposed $2.75 million budget includes a tax rate hike of 44 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. This raises the tax rate to $5.47 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
Overall spending is expected to increase slightly in the 2009 budget, due to “the rising price of everything from fuel to paving, like it is for everyone,” said Town Clerk Beverly Snell.
“We’re trying to keep costs down and are pretty much operating with an austerity budget.”
In the town’s three special districts, taxes decrease 5 cents to $2.13 per $1,000 assessed valuation in the water district; rise a penny to $1.13 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in the fire district; and increase $61 per household in the refuse district, from $150 to $211 “due to a new contract,” Snell said.
The board may adopt the budget following the hearing, but is expected to delay approval until it meets in regular monthly session next Thursday. Officials have until Nov. 20 to adopt the budget.
Source: http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/niagaracounty/story/485679.html
The proposed $2.75 million budget includes a tax rate hike of 44 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation. This raises the tax rate to $5.47 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
Overall spending is expected to increase slightly in the 2009 budget, due to “the rising price of everything from fuel to paving, like it is for everyone,” said Town Clerk Beverly Snell.
“We’re trying to keep costs down and are pretty much operating with an austerity budget.”
In the town’s three special districts, taxes decrease 5 cents to $2.13 per $1,000 assessed valuation in the water district; rise a penny to $1.13 per $1,000 of assessed valuation in the fire district; and increase $61 per household in the refuse district, from $150 to $211 “due to a new contract,” Snell said.
The board may adopt the budget following the hearing, but is expected to delay approval until it meets in regular monthly session next Thursday. Officials have until Nov. 20 to adopt the budget.
Source: http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/niagaracounty/story/485679.html
